League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stewart Soekirno got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Kalkee got a freekick which was hit by Bryant Ziliotto. In the 3rd minute, Stewart Soekirno got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ollie Sobezak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaffery Kidman charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaffery Kidman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute, one of Auckland FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Auckland FC. Damon Blackham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stewart Soekirno struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Everett Wege didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Auckland FC. Jacobs Barker charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacobs Barker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kalkee getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Jacobs Barker hit a great ball. Gregg Berresford stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damon Blackham's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Ollie Sobezaks short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Everett Wege to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jacobs Barker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Gregg Berresford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Damon Blackham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damon Blackham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregg Berresford having to interfere.

53 minutes into the game, Sam Limmer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kalkee's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Auckland FC the free kick. In the 53rd match minute, Kalkee was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Limmer to maneuver through the defense. Jaffery Kidman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Everett Wege. Kalkee's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Damon Blackham managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kalkee's supporters rose to their feet, but Damon Blackham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gregg Berresford breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Kalkee booed when Auckland FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jordon Warren didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Damon Blackham's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gregg Berresford was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. After 69 minutes, Archie Price mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Auckland FC and the Kalkee players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Auckland FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Archie Price to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Dan Hodson in the 70th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Gregg Berresford's left hand side. 0-2 became the score in the 72nd minute when Damon Blackham elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Damon Blackham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Gregg Berresford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gregg Berresford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damon Blackham in the 89th minute of play. In the 93rd minute of the match, Jacobs Barker got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gregg Berresford was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Kalkee's zone, Ollie Sobezak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Everett Wege came out of the goal and Ollie Sobezak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle sounded Kalkee left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Auckland FC.